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An English worksheet that will help English learners, including Past Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Modal, Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns...
Study Set Content:
B: Yes, I ……………………………………. study French and German.
9.
A: Why don’t you tidy your room?
B: I …………………………………….. play football in ten minutes, so I haven’t got
time.
10.
A: How can we get all this home?
B: I ………………………………………. ask James to come and help.
11.
She has bought some wool. She ……………………………. knit a sweater.
12.
A: This problem is very difficult.
B: I ………………………. help you to solve it.
13.
A: Why are you taking down all the pictures?
B: I ……………………………….. paint the room.
14.
I ………………………… climb that mountain one day.
15.
Look at that young man. He looks very pale. He ……………………………. faint.
16.
A: Why are buying that spade?
B: I ……………………………… plant some trees in my garden at the back of the house.
17.
She …………………………….. get better. There are positive signs.
18.
I’m hungry. I ………………………………. have something to eat.
19.
I ………………………………… be 38 years old next week.
E) Put the verb in to the correct from using WILL or GOING TO:
1.
A: Why are you turning on the television?
B: I …………………………………………… (watch) the news.
2.
A: Oh, I’ve just realized. I haven’t got any money.
B: Don’t worry. That’s no problem. I ………………………………. (lend) you some.
3.
Those clouds are very black, aren’t they? I think it ……………………………… (rain).
4.
A: I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait here and I ……………………………. (get) an aspirin for you.
5.
A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: I …………………………………… (wash) the car.
6.
A: I’ve decided to re-paint this room.
B: Oh, have you? What colour …………………………………………. (you / paint) it?
7.
A: Look! There’s smoke coming out of that house. It’s on fire!
B: Good heavens! I ………………………… call the fire-brigade immediately.
8.
A: The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it?
B: No, it looks as if it ………………………………….. (fall) down.
9.
A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, I …………………………………….. (buy) something for dinner.
10.
A: I can’t work out how to use this camera.
B: It’s quite easy. I ………………………………. (show) you.
11.A: What would you like to drink – tea or coffee?
B: I ……………………………. (have) tea, please.
12.A: Has George decided on what to do when he leaves school?
B: Oh yes. Everything is planned. He …………………………………… (have) a holiday
for a few weeks and then he ……………………………………….. (start) a computer
programming course.
WORKSHEET 20
SUBJECT : Tense Review (Present Simple / Present Continuous / Simple Past)
A) Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or
PRESENT SIMPLE:
1.
Please be quiet. I ………………………………… (try) to read the paper.
2.
This is a very quiet town. Where ……………………………………. (people / go) in the
evenings?
3.
John ……………………………. (drink) milk every night, but now he …………………...
(drink) tea.
4.
What ………………………………………. (you / do) with all that paper and glue?
5.
I …………………………………….. (not / use) the computer at the moment so you can
use it.
6.
………………………………………………………. (Karen and John / ever / write) to
you?
B)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE in context. Put in the right form of
the verb in brackets:
Laura : Hello, George! What ……………………………………… (you / do) these days?
George : Hi, Laura. I ……………………………….. (learn) French and Spanish at college.
What about you?
Laura : Me? Oh, I ……………………………… (work) at a Travel Agency until August.
George : ………………………………………. (you / like) it?
Laura : Yes, I do. I …………………………… (work) in the shop most mornings, and
three afternoons a week the manager ………………….. (tell) me about the travel
business. I …………………… (work) quite long hours. I ……………………….
(not / get) home until six, but I ………………………. (prefer) that to not having
enough to do.
George : Yes, I …………………………… (work) hard too at the moment.It ………………
(become) more and more difficult to get a job using languages. They …………….
(ask) for higher and higher exam grades all the time.
Laura : You can do it, George. You ……………… (be) clever.
George : Thanks. Laura.
C) Put the verbs in brackets into
PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE:
It ….
is
….. winter and the snow ………………………….. (fall). It usually …………………
(snow) in January here. Betty and James …………………………………… (play) in the garden.
They …………………………………… (build) a snowman and they ……………………………
(throw) snowballs. They …………………………… (like) the snow very much! Their mother
and father ………………………………… (not / like) it. They always …………………………..
(stay) in the house when it is cold. Mother usually ………………………….. (watch) TV and
Father …………………………… (listen) to the radio or ………………………… (read) a book.
At the moment they ……………………………….. (sit) in the living-room. Mother ……………
……………………. (write) a letter and Father …………………………………… (read) a book.
D) Complete the dialogue using the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
A: Why …
don’t you finish
…. (you / not / finish) your homework and come and watch TV?
B: Because I ………………………………………… (not / understand) it. It is too difficult.
A: Why …………………………………………... (you / not / ask) your teacher to explain it?
B: Because I ………………………………………. (not / like) him.
A: And why ………………………………………………. (you / not / like) him?
B: Well, he ……………………………………………….. (always / shout) at me.
A: Why ………………………………………………. (he / shout) at you?
B: Well, I ………………………………………….. (not / work) in class and I ……………...
…………………………………. (not / do) my homework.
A: Well, no wonder he …………………………………… (shout) at you. Give me your book
now. We’ll try and do it together.
E) Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentences:
1.
I ….
always
….. keep ……………. my room tidy. (always)
2.
Do you ……………………. go ………………….. on holiday in winter? (sometimes)
3.
………………………. he ………………………… helps with the housework. (never)
4.
She ……………………. plays ………………………….. cards. (rarely)
5.
Does she ……………………….. visit ………………………. his friends? (often)
6.
They ………………………… don’t …………………………… eat sweets. (often)
7.
We …………………………. eat …………………………… a lot of vegetables. (usually)
8.
You ……………………… must …………………………. tell lies. (never)
9.
She …………………… can …………………… answer the teacher’s questions. (always)
F) Put the verbs in brackets into PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
Caller: Good morning. …
Is
…… (be) Mr. Green there?
Man : No, he …………………………. (not / be) here. He …………………………. (work)
at the moment. He usually …………………………… (work) until 4 p.m.
Caller: What about Mrs. Green? Where ………………………… (be) she?
Man : She ……………………………………. (do) the shopping. She always ………………
(do) the shopping on Thursday afternoons.
Caller: Where ……………………………… (be) the children?
Man : They ………………………………….. (play) football.They always …………………
(play) football after school.
Caller: How ……………………………………………. (you / know) all this? Who are you?
Man : I ………………………….. (be) the burglar!
G) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1.
He often ………..
brings
…………. (bring) me flowers.
2.
…………………………………………. (you / meet) Paul yesterday?
3.
Father ………………………………………. (work) in the garden now.
4.
What …………………………………………. (you / do) at the moment?
5.
Mr. Jones ……………………………….. (paint) his house last month.
6.
She ……………………………. (go) to school on foot every day.
7.
It ……………………….. (be) hot yesterday.
8.
The baby ………………………………………… (not / sleep) now.
9.
He never ………………………………. (drive) fast.
10.
She ……………………………. (leave) Paris in 1987.
11.
She always ……………………………….. (go) to church on Sunday.
12.
I ……………………………… (buy) a new bicycle last week.
13.
My family ……………………………….. (go) to the theatre yesterday.
14.
Tom ……………………………… (live) in London three years ago.
15.
My mother …………………………………… (make) some coffee now.
16.
Sam …………………………… (go) to the circus yesterday.
17.
I …………………………………. (talk) on the telephone at the moment.
18.
Sally always ……………………………… (help) her mother in the house.
19.
I …………………………… (have) dinner in a restaurant last Friday.
20.
Listen! The birds ………………………………………. (sing) in the garden.
21.
I often …………………………….. (buy) fruit from the greengrocer’s.
22.
My mother …………………………………… (drink) tea now.
23.
Look at Tom and Jim! They ……………………………………… (walk) up the hill.
24.
That man ……………………………………….. (laugh) at the moment.
25.
The cat ………………………………….. (play) with a ball now.
26.
We always ……………………………… (wear) warm clothes in winter.
27.
He often …………………………….. (eat) a sandwich at lunchtime.
H) Fill in the postcard with the correct form of the verbs.:
I) Write sentences using the verbs at the right:
Where is everybody?
1.
Harry and Jennifer are outside.
…………………………………………………… * do homework
2.
The dog’s outside too.
…………………………………………………… * make dinner
3.
Larry’s in the dining room.
…………………………………………………… * talk to a friend
4.
Sally’s in the bathroom.
…………………………………………………… * set the table
5.
Dad’s in the kitchen.
…………………………………………………… * take a shower
6.
Mom’s on the phone.
…………………………………………………… * run after the ball
7.
I’m at my desk.
Dear Joe,
Hello from Hawaii. ….
We’re having
…(have) a great time.
The sun ……………………. (shine) and we ………………
(enjoy) every minute of our vacation. Jack ………………...
(sit) on the beach. He ………………………….. (watch) the
children. The water ………….. (be) warm, but I’m lazy. So
I …………………… (sit) on the sand and ………………...
(write) this postcard to you. We ……………………… (get)
very tan. Oh, and Jack ………………………….. (learn) to
surf. Are you surprised? I am.
Wish you were here.
Love, Jane, Jack, Billy and Sue
…………………………………………………… * play baseball
J) Fill in the blanks to complete the movie review. Use the correct tense of the verbs given:
E.T. by JOE BERNES
Last night, I saw a good movie. The title of the movie was
E.T.
It was an excellent film. To
my surprise. I …..
laughed
….. (laugh), I ……………………… (cry), and I …………………..
(worry) about the little creature from space, and I completely …………………………. (enjoy)
the show.
The story is about an extraterrestrial person named E.T. He ………………………. (land) on
earth in a flying saucer. But his space ship …………………………. (depart) without him. A
little American boy ………………………… (discover) E.T. They …………………….. (play)
together and they ………………………….. (like) each other a lot. But E.T. ……………………
(miss) his home. He ……………………….. (want) to go back. He ………………………. (plan)
his return trip, but then …
Well, go and see this excellent summer film and find out about E.T.
K) Write the questions. Use WHEN, WHERE, WHO or WHAT:
1.
A: We went to California on our vacation.
B: Really? ….
Where did you stay
…………………… (you / stay)?
A: In a hotel in Santa Monica.
2. A: The children visited the usual tourist attractions.
B: Oh, yeah? …………………………………………….. (they / see)?
A: Oh, they went to Disneyland, the San Diego zoo, and a movie studio.
3. A: My wife played a lot of tennis.
B: ……………………………………………………….. (she / play) with?
A: She played with our oldest son.
4. A: I really enjoyed the trip. We even stayed a few extra days.
B: ……………………………………………………….. (you / plan) to come home?
A: Well, we planned to come home on Monday, but we didn’t get back until Friday.
L) Fill in the blanks to complete the postcard. Use the PAST TENSE form of the verbs
given:
Dear Mom,
I’m having a wonderful time. Last night I .
.went
… (go)
to the Hollywood Bowl with some friends. We ………….
(take) a special bus and ………….. (get) there easily. A
friend ………… (buy) some wine and we also …………..
(bring) a picnic basket. So we ………… (find) our seats
and …………. (eat) our picnic. Then the concert ………..
(begin). It ……….. (be) excellent. What a night!
Love, Kris
M) Fill in the blanks to complete the letter:
N) Complete the sentences. Use the PAST TENSE form of the verbs given:
1.
A: Tom and I …………………. (go) to see
The Big Thrill
yesterday.
B: We …………………… (see) it last weekend. Jackie ………………………… (think)
it was horrible.
A: So did we.
2. A: Look, Uncle Tom …………………. (get) me a violin.
B: Last year he ……………………….. (buy) me a drum.
A: Last Christmas he ……………………….. (bring) me a doll from Japan.
B: Yeah, and you …………………….. (break) it the day after.
3. A: I ……………………. (have) my umbrella at home again and it’s really raining hard.
B: I have the same problem. I ……………………. (lend) one to my boss last week. I
guess she …………………. (keep) it.
4. A: Mom …………………. (have) to pick up Kevin at the train station. She …………….
(take) the dog with her.
B: No, she didn’t. I just …………………. (see) him. He was swimming in the lake.
O) Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use SIMPLE PRESENT,
PRESENT CONTINUOUS, or SIMPLE PAST.
1.
I ……………………….. (get) up at eight o’clock yesterday morning.
2.
Mark …………………………….. (talk) to John on the phone last night.
3.
Mark …………………………….. (talk) to John on the phone right now.
4.
Mark …………………………….. (talk) to John on the phone every day.
5.
Jim and I ……………………. (eat) lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago.
6.
We ……………………………. (eat) lunch at the cafeteria every day.
7.
I …………………………. (go) to bed early last night.
8.
My roommate ………………………….. (study) Spanish last year.
Dear Betty,
Thank you for dinner last night. We ..
ate
…. (eat)
like Kings and ………….. (have) a wonderful time.
Charles …………. (put) so much effort into the meal.
It ……….. (be) a wonderful way to end our vacation.
Your directions were excellent. Unfortunately, Jim
…………… (take) the wrong street and we …………
(get) lost. We finally …………. (find) the right street
around 3:00 a.m. But we didn’t go home. Instead we
……………. (go) to the beach and ………….. (see)
the sunrise. It was spectacular. We ………….. (get)
back to the hotel around 7:00.
Again, many thanks.
Linda and Jim
9.
Sue ………………………….. (write) a letter to her parents yesterday.
10.
Sue ………………………….. (write) a letter to her parents every week.
11.
Sue is in her room right now. She …………………………. (sit) at her desk. She
…………………………………. (write) a letter to her boyfriend.
12.
Marianne ……………………… (do) her homework last night.
13.
Yesterday I ………………………. (see) Dick at the library.
14.
I ……………………… (have) a dream last night.I ……………………….. (dream)
about my friends. I …………………………. (sleep) for eight hours.
15.
Alice ……………………… (smoke) a cigarette after class yesterday.
16.
My wife ………………………….. (come) home around five every day.
17.
Yesterday she …………………………… (come) home at 5:15.
18.
Our teacher ………………………………… (stand) in the middle of the room right now.
19.
Uor teacher …………………………….. (stand) in the front of the room yesterday.
20.
John usually ………………………. (sit) in the back of the room, but yesterday he
………………………… (sit) in the front row. Today he ………………. (be) absent.
He ………………….. (be) absent two days ago too.
P) Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use SIMPLE PRESENT,
PRESENT CONTINUOUS, or SIMPLE PAST.
1.
I ………………………………..(go / not) to a movie last night. I …………………. (stay)
home.
2.
Fred ……………………………. (come / not) to class every day.
3.
Sue ……………………………… (read) a book right now. She …………………………..
(watch / not) TV.
4.
I ………………………………… (finish / not) my homework last night. I ……………….
(go) to bed early.
5.
Jane ………………………………. (stand / not) up right now. She ……………………….
(sit) down.
6.
It ………………………………. (rain / not) right now. The rain ……………………(stop)
a few minutes ago.
7.
The weather ………………… (be / not) cold today, but it ……………… (be) cold
yesterday.
8.
Mary and I …………………………. (go / not) shopping yesterday. We ……………. (go)
shopping last Monday.
9.
I ……………….. (go) to a movie last night, but I ………………………… (enjot / not) it.
10.
I ……………………. (write) a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I ……………………
……………….. (write / not) a letter to her last week.
11.
My husband ……………………………. (come / not) home for dinner last night. he
……………………………… (stay) at his office.
12.
The children …………………….. (go) to bed a half an hour ago. They ………………….
(sleep) now.
13.
We ………………… (be) late for the movie last night. The movie ……………………….
(start) at 7:00, but we ……………………………………….. (arrive / not) until 7:15.
14.
He …………………………………….. (dance) with Mary now.
15.
She usually …………………………. (take) the bus to school.
16.
Her husband never ………………………………. (remember) her birthday.
17.
We …………………………………….. (watch) a film on televisison at the moment.
WORKSHEET 21
SUBJECT : Tenses (Rewrite or Combine)
A) Change the tense of the following:
1.
They often play cards.
a)
When I saw them,….
When I saw them, they were playing cards
……………
b)
for two hours ……..
They have been playing cards for two hours
. ………….
c)
While we were studying maths, ………………………………………………..
d)
three hours ago …………………………………………………………..
e)
on Saturday nights ………………………………………………………….
f)
at the moment
2.
John copies two cassettes everyday.
a) since 8 o’clock ………………………………………………………….
b) at present …………………………………………………………
c) next Saturday …………………………………………………………
d) already …………………………………………………………
e) yesterday …………………………………………………………
3.
Kathy is writing a letter now.
a) every two weeks …………………………………………………………
b) while we were playing …………………………………………………………
c) when she is alone …………………………………………………………
d) just …………………………………………………………
e) next month …………………………………………………………
f) last week …………………………………………………………
4.
He usually reads magazines.
a) for an hour …………………………………………………………
b) when I saw him …………………………………………………………
c) every morning …………………………………………………………
d) now …………………………………………………………
e) yet …………………………………………………………
5.
The children are doing their homework.
a) yet …………………………………………………………
b) just …………………………………………………………
c) every evening …………………………………………………………
d) when she came ………………………………………………………...
B) Read the passage and ask questions:
Janet Johnson is a film actress. She made several animal films. She is talking about an
elephant called HEKIMA.
“I met Hekima when I went to Africa seven years ago. We were in Tanzania and we were
making a film about elephants. When we arrived, we saw three young elephants. They were
playing together. Hekima was small, friendly and intelligent. We called her Hekima because
it means “wisdom”. Hekima was a great actress, and the film made her famous. After we
finished the film we left Africa. I thought I’d never see Hekima again. But she left Africa,
too. She came to a zoo in the USA. I was working in New York when I heard about that. She
was happy when she saw me. She was playing happily. I think she remembered me.”
1.
___________________________________________________________________ ?
Janet went to Africa seven years ago.
2.
___________________________________________________________________ ?
Janet was making a film in Tanzania.
3.
___________________________________________________________________ ?
The elephants were playing when they arrived.
4.
___________________________________________________________________ ?
Because Hekima was an intelligent elephant.
5.
___________________________________________________________________ ?
It means “wisdom”.
6.
___________________________________________________________________ ?
Hekima was in a zoo in the USA while Janet was working in New York.
7.
___________________________________________________________________ ?
Hekima was playing when Janet went to see her.
C) Match the sentences using WHILE and PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE:
_______A________ ________B__________
1. I (burn) my finger. I (drive) to work.
2. I (break) a cup. I (eat) a nut.
3. My car (break down). I (cook) the dinner.
4. I (see) a shark. I (do) the washing up.
5. My clothes (get) dirty. I (swim) in the sea.
6. I (break) a tooth. I (clean) my room.
1.
….
I burnt my finger while I was cooking the dinner. …….
2.
……………………………………………………………….
3.
……………………………………………………………….
4.
……………………………………………………………….
5.
……………………………………………………………….
6.
……………………………………………………………….
D) Use the correct form of the verbs:
1.
The Bartons ……………… (go) to the mountains last weekend. While they ……………...
(have) lunch, a man ……………………. (fall) down the tree. They ……………………… (take)
him to the hospital in their car. They ……………………………………… (visit) him twice in
the hospital since that time. The man ………………….. (be) better now and the doctors say he
………………………………….. (leave) the hospital soon. When The Bartons …………………
(visit) him yesterday, they ………………………. (take) him a bunch of flowers. The man
…………………. (be) very happy and …………………………. (thank) them. Mr. Barton now
says he ……………………………………. (spend) the next weekend at the seaside and he
…………………………… (hope) there …………………………………. (not / be) any more
accidents.
2.
I …………………………. (finish) school last month and I ………………………………..
(not / have) a job yet, but fortunately I ……………………. (have) a job interview tomorrow. I
usually ……………………. (get) up early so often …………………….. (sleep) at around half
past ten. I …………………. (be) a little excited last night and because of this I ………………..
………………………….. (want / watch) TV before I ……………………… (go) to bed. There
………………….. (be) a film about birds on TV and while I ……………………………… (sit)
on the sofa, I …………………….. (fall) asleep. …………….. you …………………. (have) a
terrible dream? Well, I …………………. (have) one last night. In my dream I ……………. (be)
a parrot and my apartment flat …………….. (be) on the tenth floor of a big building. A big cat
……………………………………….. (want / catch) me so I …………………………………..
(begin / fly). I …………………….. (have) nowhere …………………… (go) because the door
………………… (be) locked. Suddenly the cat ………………………… (attack) me. It nearly
…………………………. (kill) me. While I ……………………………. (shout) in pain,a voice
……………………(say), “ ………………… you ………………….. (see) my books? I can’t
find them.” When I ……………………… (open) my eyes, I ……………………. (feel) very
happy ………………. (see) my sister. Of course she …………………………………. (not /
understand) the reason but I ………………………… (give) her a big kiss.
E) REWRITE or COMBINE the following:
1.
It rained this morning. The children played in the garden. (while)
………………………………………………………………………………………
2.
What did you do? The doorbell rang. (when)
………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
I walked along Main Street. I realized a man behind me. (when)
………………………………………………………………………………………
4.
I started to play football when I was five. (since)
………………………………………………………………………………………
5.
The windows are dirty. I last cleaned them last month. (since)
………………………………………………………………………………………
6.
He last shaved a week ago. (for)
………………………………………………………………………………………
7.
Maybe the train leaves at six. I don’t catch it. (If)
………………………………………………………………………………………
8.
We slept last night. The robber stole all the jewellery. (as)
………………………………………………………………………………………
9.
Tom prefers learning French to learning Japanese. (would rather)
………………………………………………………………………………………
10.
Angela looks after many children. It keeps her busy. (Gerund)
………………………………………………………………………………………
11.
He went to London. He wanted to work there. (to)
………………………………………………………………………………………
12.
They had a picnic. The forest caught fire. (as)
………………………………………………………………………………………
13.
No sound could be heard. The walls were very thick. (because)
………………………………………………………………………………………
14.
My bed is terribly hard. I can’t sleep well. (so ……… that)
………………………………………………………………………………………
15.
The shopkeeper doesn’t let the children put their fingers on the glass while they are
looking at the sweets. (be allowed to)
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
16.
My mother would rather cook than iron. (prefer)
………………………………………………………………………………………
17.
We bought this house in 1990. (since)
………………………………………………………………………………………
18.
He may come late. He will call us. (If)
………………………………………………………………………………………
19.
Paris isn’t as crowded as New York. (comparison)
………………………………………………………………………………………
20.
My father would rather read newspaper than watch TV. (prefer)
………………………………………………………………………………………
F) Look at the chart and make sentences as in the examples:
YESTERDAY
TODAY
TOMORROW
people / travel on horseback
by plane
in spaceships
children / play
hide-and-seak
computer games
with robots
man / explore
the poles
solar system
galaxies
we / live in
villages
modern cities
undersea cities
wives / use
handmade tools
electric appliances
intelligent robots
vehicles / run by
horses
petrol
water / electricity
1.
People traveled on horseback yesterday.
People are traveling by plane today.
People will travel in spaceships tomorrow.
2.
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3.
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4.
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WORKSHEET 22
SUBJECT : Correct Tense or Voice
A) Fill in the blanks using the CORRECT TENSE or VOICE:
1.
Listen! An old tune ……………………………………. (play) on the radio.
2.
Nobody …………………………………. (help) Mr. Green while the garage
………………………… (paint).
3.
Mary ………………………………….. (have) a bath before she …………………………
(call) by one of her friends yesterday.
4.
The accountant …………………… (look) sad because the bills ………………………….
(pay) yet.
5.
He felt sorry when he ………………………….. (realize) that his stamp collection
…………………………………. (steal).
6.
If I ………………………… (be) him, I ……………………………………… (not / treat)
my father like that. He will be sorry for that in the future.
7.
If she ……………………………………. (see) me, she …………………………………..
(get) angry with me, because I had promised to call her out but I didn’t.
8.
He …………………………………. (stop / smoke) since he ……………………….(have)
a heart attack.
9.
As soon as she …………………………………………. (finish / change) the baby’s
nappy, she ……………………………. (take) the children to school.
10.
He said his car ………………….. already …………………………….. (mend).
11.
She said she ………………………………… (open) her first exhibition the following
month.
12.
Mary and Joe want ……………………… (go) to the shore which ……………………….
(sound) like a good idea to me.
13.
He ………………………………. (not / wake up) on time unless he ……………………..
(use) an alarm clock.
B) Supply
the CORRECT TENSE or VOICE:
1.
I ………………………………………… (play) the piano since I ……………… (be) six.
2.
……………………………….. (not / look) behind you. I think, someone ………………..
(follow) us.
3.
A: Did you hear the accident?
B: No, what …………………………………… (happen)?
A: A cyclist ……………………………… (hit) by a taxi driver in front of the post office.
B: OK, then?
A: Someone ………………………. (call) an ambulance and the cyclist …………………
(take) to the City Hospital.
B: ……………….. he ………………… (have) an operation?
A: No, he ………………… but it ……………………… (say) that he …………………...
(have to / stay) in hospital about two weeks.
B: ………………. his parents ………………………… (inform) about the accident yet?
A: They …………………………………………… (already / phone) from the hospital.
B: ………………………………. (be) his friends in hospital now?
A: No, his friends ……………………………. (not / allow) …………………. (see) him.
They ……………………………….. (wait) right in front of the hospital ……………..
(hear) a piece of news, at the moment.
4.
Before Christmas all the shops and houses ………………………………….. (decorate)
with cards and Christmas trees. Presents ……………………………………. (buy) for the
relatives and friends.
5.
Linda ………………………. (look) very happy now, because her boyfriend ……………
…………………….. (just / give) her an engagement ring.
6.
Dinner …………………………………… (must / cook) before we ……………………
(go) out.
7.
April 23
rd
…………………………………… (give) as a holiday to the Turkish children
by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
8.
The old man …………………… (be) in prison for twenty years, by the time he
…………….. (die) last year.
9.
When Jane ………………………… (arrive) late for the interview, she ………………….
(realize) that the Director ……………………………….. (leave).
10.
…………….. you ………………… (see) Ann this morning? (It’s still morning.)
11.
…………….. you ………………… (see) Ann this morning? (It’s evening.)
12.
I ……………………………………… (try) to learn English for three years but I
…………………………. (not / succeed).
C) Supply
the CORRECT TENSE or VOICE:
1.
After he …………………………………….. (decide / give up) smoking, he …………..
………………………. (begin / carry) a pocket of sweets in his pocket …………………
(prevent) him from smoking.
2.
He must have a break. He …………………………………………….. (drive) for hours.
3.
My cousin, Tom ………………………………………. (just / finish) his military service.
He ………………………………………….. (look) for a good job since then. Yesterday
he …………………………… (receive) a letter from his old boss. In his letter, he says he
needs him again, but Tom ……………………………………….. (not / want / work) with
him. Because they ……………………………………. (have) some problems before he
…………………………….. (leave) his job.
4.
After they …………………………………… (learn) the new words last term, they
…………………………. (start) the course book.
5.
Please don’t disturb us, we ……………………………………… (record) the Director’s
conversation.
6.
Just as I …………………………………. (get up) my brother ……………………..
(take) a photo of me.
7.
Steve ……………………………….. (have) a lot of girlfriends by the time he
………………………….. (get) married.
8.
We are quite anxious about Jane now. She …………………… (leave) home a fortnight
ago to spend her vacation with her friends but she ………………………….. (write) to us
yet.
9.
They ……………………………. (live) in bad conditions since the war …………………
(start).
10.
Before I ……………………….. (come) to the USA, I …………………………... (study)
English in my own country.
11.
I …………………………………….. (not / have) any trouble with my car so far.
12.
The building at the top of the hill …………………………………. (build) in 1920. A
number of changes ………………………………………. (make) since then.
13.
When the boss …………………………. (come) in the office, the letters ……………….
……………………….. (type) by the secretary.
14.
Barbara is a writer. She ………………. already …………………. (write) several novels.
A few years ago, she ………………………………… (give) the Pulitzer Prize.
15.
Tom’s father ……………………………………….. (go / swim) everyday. He says
swimming ……………………. (be) really good to keep fit.
16.
Everybody …………………………………… (know) him as an honest man since he
………………………………………. (start / live) here.
17.
A: What is the crowd?
B: A little boy ……………………………………… (kidnap) by two men and the police
………………………………………… (look) for them along the river since then.
18.
All dinner ……………………………………. (eat) before they …………………………
(finish) the conersation.
19.
As it …………………………………….. (rain), a car accident ………………………….
(happen) on Main Street.
20.
The bills …………………………………….. (pay) yet.
21.
The tourits ……………………………………. (wait) for hours at the airport by the time
their plane ………………………………… (take off).
22.
Most of the houses ……………………………………. (pull) down last month, but they
………………………………… (not / touch) the old shop at the corner yet.
23.
He ……………………………….. (be) in different countries before he ………………….
(arrest) by the police.
D) Correct Tense:
1.
I …………………………………………. (never / eat) Chinese food. I ……………. (be)
very excited now because tomorrow night we …………………………….. (go) to a
Chinese Restaurant. My nother ……………………………………. (phone) the restaurant
now for reservations.
2.
David …………………… (drive) a taxi ………………… (earn) money.
3.
A: Would you like …………………………….. (listen) to music?
B: Yes, of course. I ……………………………………….. (want / hear) Sting’s latest
cassette.
4.
Alice ………………….. (be) upset last night because her father …………………………
(not / let) her ………………………. (give) a party at home.
5.
Tarkan ………………………………………… (give) a concert next month.
6.
A: Mmm. The cake ……………………….. (smell) delicious.
B: Yes, my mother …………………………………. (just / make) it. We ……………..
……………………… (like / have) tea at 5:00 pm everyday.
7.
A: ………………. your uncle …………………….. (work) that compamy?
B: Yes, he ………………………………….. (work) here since he …………………….
(come) back from the USA. He ……………………………. (stay) there for three
years and ………………………. (work) as an accountant. But now, he ……………
…………………….. (want / change) his job. He ……………………………………
(look for) another job at present. He ………………………………….. (have) a job
interview next Tuesday.
8.
How long ………………. you …………………. (know) that teacher …………………
(wear) a white shirt and a brown jacket?
9.
A: Where …………………. (be) your friends?
B: They …………………………….. (sit) at the café …………………………. (wait)
for us.
E) Supply
the CORRECT TENSE or VOICE:
1.
These magazines ………………………………… (read) by 1.000.000 people every
week.
2.
Where ………………………. the cars …………………… (sell) in this town?
3.
The trees …………………………………….. (must / cut) once a day.
4.
Wait a minute! I …………………………………….. (have) a bath.
5.
This carpet ………………………………………………. (already / clean).
6.
Nobody ………………………………………….. (eat) breakfast yet.
7.
……………… the car ………………………… (check) by the mechanic yesterday?
8.
The helicopter …………………………………… (fly) to Izmir when it suddenly
……………………… (crash) last month.
9.
How many books ……………………………………… (sell) so far this month?
10.
Your watch ………………………………………………. (mend) at the moment.
11.
While Mr. Jackson …………………………………… (cross) the road yesterday, she
……………………………………. (hit) by a truck.
12.
A new school ………………………………………… (build) next to the bank next
month.
13.
Mike …………………………………………… (live) in the same place since he
………………………….. (come) to London.
14.
The house ……………………………………….. (paint) when it began to rain yesterday.
15.
His shirt looks dirty. I think it …………………………………………… (not / clean)
since last Tuesday.
16.
Sally …………………… (not / be) at home now. She …………………………………
(just / go) out.
17.
If you took these pills, you ……………………………… (get) well.
18.
……………………………………………… (Can / he / play) football when he was ten
years old?
19.
This hospital …………………………………….. (build) in 1980.
WORKSHEET 23
SUBJECT : Passive Form
A) Fill in the PASSIVE in the appropriate tense:
1.
(TV / invent / Baird) ……..
TV was invented by Baird.
……………..
2.
(Pyramids / build / Egyptians) ………………………………………………….
3.
(milk / produce / cows) ………………………………………………….
4.
(coffee / grow / in Brazil) …………………………………………………
5.
(chopsticks / use / in China) …………………………………………………
6.
(plants / water / every day) ………………………………………………..
7.
(the thief / arrest / policeman / yesterday) ………………………………………………..
8.
(the injured man / take to a hospital / now) ………………………………………………..
9.
(the car / repair / tomorrow) …………………………………………………
10.
(the letter / send / last week) …………………………………………………
B) Put the verbs in brackets into PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE:
There is a chimpanzee which …..
is called
…… (call) “Bubbles”. It ………………….. (own)
by Michael Johnson. It …………………………. (keep) in his home. It …………………. .(feed)
every day by Michael Johnson himself. It …………………………………….. (always / dress) in
funny clothes. It ………………………………. (said) that “Bubbles” is Michael Johnson’s only
friend.
C) Look at the Hotel Information table and write sentences as in the example:
Hotel Information
Breakfast
In Pierrot’s Restaurant 7-9:30 am
Rooms
Maid Service daily
Dinner
In Main Restaurant 8-10 pm
Hot water
24 hours a day
Newspapers – Telephone calls
At the Reception Desk
Hotel Cinema
Film every night at 10 pm
1.
Breakfast / serve – where and when?
Breakfast is served in Pierrot’s Restaurant between 7 and 9:30 am.
2.
Dinner / serve – where and when?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
Newspapers / sell – where?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.
Telephone calls / can make – where?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.
Rooms / clean – who by and how often?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6.
Hot water / supply – when?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
7.
Films / show – where and when?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
D) Put the verbs in brackets into PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE:
Two men …..
were seen
……. (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The police
…………………………. (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man ……………………….
(catch) immediately. The other escaped, but he ……………………………. (find) very soon.
Both men ………………………………… (take) to the police station where they …………….
………………………. (question) separately by a police officer. The two men ………………..
………………………. (charge) with burglary.
E) Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:
1.
The gardener has planted some trees.
….
Some trees have been planted by the gardener
..
2.
Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
……………………………………………………………………………………
3.
A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.
……………………………………………………………………………………
4.
Steven Spielberg directed “E.T.”
……………………………………………………………………………………
5.
Someone has broken the crystal vase.
……………………………………………………………………………………
6.
His parents have brought him up to be polite.
……………………………………………………………………………………
7.
Fleming discovered penicillin.
……………………………………………………………………………………
8.
They will advertise the product on television.
……………………………………………………………………………………
9.
Someone is remaking that film.
……………………………………………………………………………………
10.
Picasso painted that picture.
……………………………………………………………………………………
F) Using the PASSIVE, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers:
1.
Columbus
discovered America. ……..
Who was America discovered by
………… ?
2. We keep money
in a safe.
…………………………………………………… ?
3.
A bee
stung him. ……………………………………………………?
4. They speak
Italian
in Italy. …………………………………………………… ?
5. They have taken
his aunt
to hospital. ……………………………………………………?
6.
The boys
damaged the television. ………………………………………………….. ?
7.
Da Vinci
painted the Mona Lisa. ………………………………………………….. ?
8. He invited
30 people
to his party. ………………………………………………….. ?
9. They grow bananas
in Africa.
………………………………………………….. ?
G) Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:
1. You must leave the bathroom tidy. ……..
The bathroom must be left tidy.
………..
2. You should water this plant daily. …………………………………………………..
3. Our neighbor ought to paint the garage. ………………………………………………….
4. I have to return these books to the library. …………………………………………………
5. You must extinguish your cigarettes. ………………………………………………….
6. You must dry-clean this shirt. ………………………………………………….
7. Someone will pay you in ten days. ………………………………………………….
8.
You can improve your health with more exercise.
………………………………………………………………..
9.
People must obey the law. ………………………………………………….
10.The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor.
………………………………………………………………..
H) Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:
1. Someone is helping her with the hosework.
………………………………………………………………..
10.
A pickpocket robbed me.
……………………………………………………………….
11.
The mail-order company sent Mrs. Green a parcel.
……………………………………………………………….
12.
A dog is chasing the cild.
……………………………………………………………….
13.
My friend sent me an invitation.
……………………………………………………………….
14.
The farmer is building a new barn.
……………………………………………………………….
15.
The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters.
……………………………………………………………….
16.
The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.
……………………………………………………………….
17.
Someone had broken our door down.
……………………………………………………………….
18.
They chose him as the best actor of the year.
……………………………………………………………….
I) Turn form ACTIVE into PASSIVE as in the example:
1.
He gave me a present.
a)
I was given a present.
b)
A present was given to me.
2.
The waiter will bring us the bill.
a)
…………………………………………………………
b)
…………………………………………………………
3.
The Queen presented him with a medal.
a)
…………………………………………………………
b)
…………………………………………………………
4.
Her mother bought Mary some sweets.
a)
…………………………………………………………
b)
…………………………………………………………
5.
Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car.
a)
…………………………………………………………
b)
…………………………………………………………
6.
Larry is going to send a letter to Tom.
a)
…………………………………………………………
b)
…………………………………………………………
J) Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:
Some peoplem saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police.
The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and
killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are
looking ar them now.
K) Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:
Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police
are searching for the bus now. They will use the children’s descriptions to catch the thief.
L) Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:
Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop
when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him
all the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for
the robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the
shop for shock.
M) Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:
My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it. He will deliver
the painting tomorrow. When they give him the money he will tell them the truth. He painted it
one night while he was sleepwalking!
N) Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:
Our school is organizing a contest. The teachers will choose the best project about the
environment. The students must include pictures and drawings in their projects. The students will
also have to do all the writing themselves. The school will give the winner a set of
encyclopaedias.
O) Make questions in the PASSIVE from these cues:
Example:
Where / our local newspaper / print
Where is our local newspaper printed?
1.
How many / photos / store / in the photo library
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
2.
photographs / develop / in the photo library
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
3.
Where / messages / receive
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
4.
the
Daily Mirror
/ print / in Manchester
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
5.
this magazine / sell / in Spain
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
6.
Why / newspapers / send abroad
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
7.
When / the newspaper / print
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
8.
How / newspapers / deliver
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
9.
Where / stories / write
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
10.
a lot of paper / use / for each issue
………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
P) Write sentences in the PASSIVE.Use these phrases:
* in the sea * at school * in the kitchen * at the post office
* in Australia * in Italy * at weddings * in Mediterranean countries
* in the cinema
Example:
olives
/
grow
Olives are grown in Mediterranean countries.
1.
films / show
……………………………………………………………………………….
2.
meals / cook
……………………………………………………………………………….
3.
stamps / sell
……………………………………………………………………………….
4.
pandas / find
……………………………………………………………………………….
5.
Italian / speak
……………………………………………………………………………….
6.
confetti / throw
……………………………………………………………………………….
7.
lessons / teach
……………………………………………………………………………….
8.
sharks / find
……………………………………………………………………………….
